On July 24, 2020, USCIS issued a new policy memo clarifying its guidance on acceptable deployment and redeployment of EB-5 capital. This new guidance is effective immediately and affects all pending I-526 and I-829 petitions. Below we discuss USCIS new restrictive...
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Immigration News: U.S. Department of State Announces National Interest Exceptions for Certain Travelers from the Schengen Area, United Kingdom, and Ireland
On July 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of State published specific national interest exceptions to Presidential Proclamations 9993 and 9996, which bans entry to the United States if the traveler has been in the Schengen Area, United Kingdom, or Ireland in the last 14...
USCIS Ordered to Resume Accepting Requests to Renew DACA Applications
Last month, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to end the program protecting undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as child – Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). However, despite the Supreme...
David Hirson & Partners, LLP Immigration Attorney Speaks at GRACE Live – Focus USA
On July 15, 2020, Mr. Niral Patel, immigration attorney and partner at David Hirson & Partners, LLP moderated and spoke on a panel of experts who discussed EB-5 and other investment immigration options at the 2nd Edition GRACE Live – Focus USA webinar. This...
Breaking Immigration News: Trump administration rescinds F-1 student visa policy
On July 14, 2020, the Trump Administration settled its lawsuit with Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by rescinding the F-1 student visa policy announced by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) on July 6, 2020. This policy...
Immigration issues in flux as nation emerges from pandemic lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has restricted the movement of people across the U.S., both by state restrictions and voluntarily. The Trump administration’s first step was to prohibit all incoming travel from China, where the novel coronavirus originated. Subsequent steps have...
Positive impact of EB-5s on the U.S. economy in general and U.S. workers in particular
When Congress authorized the EB-5 investor visa program in 1990, the idea was to attract capital investments to the U.S. economy while encouraging foreign investors to create employment and jobs for U.S. workers. The program’s highest priorities are to facilitate the...
Congratulations to David Hirson & Partners, LLP’s L-1A Franchise Approvals
David Hirson & Partners, LLP would like to congratulate our franchisee clients for receiving a number of L-1A approvals recently, including well-known restaurant brands. Thank you for your ongoing service to the US community and we look forward to helping you...
Lack of Funding Pushing USCIS to Potentially Furlough 13,400 Employees This Year
Near the beginning of July 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began issuing notices to 13,400 of its employees stating that they could be furloughed for a period between 30 and 90 days, starting as early as August 3, 2020. The issuance of these...
Thoughts About the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program’s Current Situation
This is an opinion piece adapted from ILW’s article, “Wishful Rumors,” that was published in an email blast on November 15, 2019. November 21, 2019 marks the beginning of following new rules for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Some rumors have been circulating...